Korean word

기초하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkichohada

Meaning

  • verbbase on

Example

이 계획은 사실에 기초하여 만들어졌다.i kye hoe geun sa si re ki cho ha yeo man deu reo jeot tta

This plan was made based on facts.

Illustration for 기초하다 (base on)

More examples

그 결론은 경험에 기초한 거야.keu kyeol lo neun kyeong heo me ki cho han keo ya

That conclusion is based on experience.

Core concept

An underlying foundation gives a plan its structure and determines how it takes shape.

Common phrases

  • 경험에 기초한kyeong heo me ki cho han

    based on experience

  • 사실에 기초한sa si re ki cho han

    based on facts

Similar words

바탕으로 하다patangeuro hada: Making a thought or action depend on a fact, reason, or other basis.
토대로 하다todaero hada: Developing a plan or view by organizing facts or gathered material.
기초를 두다kichoreul tuda: Providing a basic foundation and proceeding from that starting point.

Definition in Korean

어떤 것의 밑바탕이나 근간으로 삼아 이루어지게 하다.eo tteon keo sui mit ppa tang i na keun ga neu ro sa ma i ru eo ji ge ha da

Word origin

It comes from the Sino-Korean foundation term plus hada, which turns that foundation idea into an action of establishing something on it.

Usage tips

  • In TOPIK reading, the noun before it identifies the material or idea used as a foundation for a plan or conclusion.

Other meanings

  • build onverb

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